Burtonport Old Railway Walk - Muckish to Falcarragh

This section of the Burtonport Railway Walk is a 6 km route through spectacularly remote areas of County Donegal with magnificent views as it follows the route of the railway line to Burtonport. This section runs along Muckish Mountain from Creeslough to Falcarragh. Along the way the trail passes by lough Agher, cuts through rocky outcrops showing some of the engineering fetes involved in the construction of the original railway line. From cuttings to embankments and bridges to lakes the route displays beautiful views of the locality and imprints memories of the journey many took on a daily basis as they travelled about their business.

The terrain of the route consists generally of the old railway track apart from divergences onto laneway where again the base is solid and good footing.

The route has a gradual elevation and is mostly level with the down- hill trend heading in the Falcarragh direction.